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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 08.21.1973Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Aug. 21, 1973 A regular meeting of the Gity Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, ws~ held in the council Ch~nbers and called to order by1~++iayor L. M. Yovetieh at 7:00 o~cloek, P.M., on Ttzesday~ Aug. 21, 1973• Upon t~,tsing roll call, the following aldermen answered present: Tam Hard Gay Easton Tc~n Kilpatr3.ck E. H. Ebersviller, Sr. Chuck Rocl$erss Bob Burns Henr~r Gayer Ervin Metzger The minutes of the previous regular meeting of Aug. 7, were read. Motion wa.~ made by Metzger and seconded by Hard that the minutes be approved. Motion carried. The ~.nutes of the special meeting of Aug. Sth~ were read. Motion way made by Ebersviller and seconded by Metzger that the minutes b~ approved. Motion carried. TMe m~.nutes of the lst special meeting of A~.g. 13th were read. Mot3.oxi was made by Metzger and seconded by Gcmer that the minutes be ~.pproved. Motion carried. The minutes of the 2nd special ~ae~t3ng of Aug. 13th were read. Motion was made by Gaaer and seconded by Metzger that the minutes be approved. Motion carried. Clerk reported that ~ $2,Oa0.~0 street opez~i.ng bcrad had been recce ved frcxn M.D.U. ~o be placed on file. TY~ s be3.r~g the time and place advertised for tY~e opining of bids for a new garbage trtzck~ the clerk Has asked to open and read the bids received, which was done as follows: ~3.t~ 0f I,au~el Laurel, Montana Attu; City Clerk Sub3e~ts G~.rbage Truck W~ wish to sub~nitt a quotation for a: 1974 Ford CT$0~0 2ande~u, Te1t cab equipped per your ~pecifiestion$, We wiah to submitt our b3.d in the amount of $17,$70.Q3 end hope that ~e wr~s favored with your most valued order. ~'.O.B. Zaurel $17,870.03 F.O.B. Fa~tpry ~17'S7~•~3 Last, but not least, we w3.~h to 3.nform you that we can guarantee ~xeellsnt servi.c~ . Yours very truly, (signed by) Join E. Johnson f!i+sr of T.saisral ..d G....~ L81"l~'81.~ MCril'~8Ii8. ~'E'Yi~i~.~1E.'Tl Below is our b~.d per your specifications fora 197l~ Chevrolet Model ~IV'2~13 except with the follos+T.ng changes. Allison geed Automatic Tranaa~ission Detroit Die~e1 6V53, 190 HP, J.~llt~..# Torque Nit Pr3.ce F.O.B. Oshkosh, W~.~co~sin $19~7~1.62 ger~ truly yours, (signed) L.W. Fiehtner, Pres. _ _ . .._n Minutes of the City Council of Laurel ~~t~~e~: Enclosed are bids far a chasi~ eab to be used with ~.2~ yc}. Leach packer. We are bidding the trucks with one exception. Our current price sheets da not include a 2.-passenger seat for the coy i9~o. We are therefore bidding the trucks with a one $e~.t p~asen~er seat. We do have an inquiry a~ our Fort Wayne engi.n~ering o~'fiee to see if the two $eat p~,sser~ger seat is ava3.lable. 5~: CoF 195 w3~th the eate~pill.r~ i16~ $16,76 .O0 C(~F' 195 with the C~terp3.11ar 110 ~i6,~50.0 COF 1950 with the Detroil~ 6V-~3 $16,796. W~ appreciate the opporttan3.ty to bid on your ~quipnent requirementr~. Prices quoted are F.D.B. C?shkosh, Wisconsin -Add $3~~.~p to each bid for F.D.B. Laurel. Yov~s tz~ly, (sa.gn~d) Mieh~el L. Young International Harv~e~ter Truck Billi.ng~, Branch The Mayor tYien called for a short rec~$s for thy: purpose of ~tuc~giu~ th~a~e bids. Upon re-convening the meeting, lotion wss made by Burns and seconded by Ebers~i.Zler th~.t these bidffi be turned over to a special ccxmnitte~ of Da1cy,, Easton ~d Gc~aer w3.th authority tm act. Motion carried. The Clerk was then asked to open and read the bids received for asphalt surface course, whi.eh was done a~ fallow : Long Construction Co. I~l.ivered to fob site at Laurel Stem Approximate Unit Priae~ fit. for Items No Qta.antity Mater3.a1. Dollars G~nt~ Dollars Cent 1 600 Tons gsphal~ sur~a~e $7.'~8 $l~,668.DD eo~rse t3~e 1 (3/fit ~~uc.) Hot Max Tata7. Bid $l~,668.0 Th3.s being the onlq bid received, motion was made by Metzger and seconded by Ebe~sviller to accept the bid frcan Long ConstruEtion Co. Motion carried. the Mayor read a 1et~er £rwn The South Cen~ra7 Montane. Regional Planning and Develo~anent Cotaneil asking the Mayor to appoint a person to serve on this cc~ranittees. Mayor appAinted Tom Kilpatrick. The Mayer read ~ letter frcan the Dept. of Hi~hw~.ys concerning a proposed improvein~nt pro3ect of ligh~3ng the Laurel Interchange. Easton ~l.~o suggested masking the Highway Dept. if they would consider a lighting project for the un.aerpas~s. 'I:his m~.tt~r referred to the Street and 911ey ~c~mitte~. Mayor read a letter from the Mont~n~ Bicentenial Ccanm3.s~io~. Mayr~r appointed a ccxnmitte~ of Rodger, ehai.rman, Metzger ~.d Ebersviller to work on this rr~atter. There way discussion concerning motor cyclists wearing he]~nets. Motion ~ra~ made b~ Hard and ~e~onded by Metzger that ari ordinance be dratAm up con- cernin~ this matter. Motion carried. Mayor read a letter fran the Ambulance Ccx~mittee request~.x~.g to raise the Bloh~s pair frc~rt $I~25.0~ to $?~,7~.~~ per month and also 3.nsta~l.l a separate telephone ~erv3.c~ fra~n the B1ohr~s to this Polio Station. After discussion, emotion way wade by Metzger and seconded by Ebersv3.ller to accept the re~c~unenda- tiox~ of the Ambulance Committee. Motion carried. Eaton reported rece3.ving mane eca~plime~t~ on the city parking lot ~.d asked if they were doing to pub up cent block. Dale- stated that 52 block were needed at $s.0~ per block. Mayor stated since w~ started the project lets ec~mplete it. Easton said he has had many canplaints on dying birds and wanted to lmow if this was due to spray3.ng. Da1eg reported on this. Eason reported that during the l~.~t rain storm he and Bob Berns checked storm sewers at wh3ah t3~ae they found several problems. This mat~Ger ref~rr~d to Ds1ey to have the city crew ~1~an the c~lvert~. I i i Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Ki.lpatriek st~.~~:d that he felt the cc~mittee system with~the council was not functioning properly. He feels that the cc~nmitte~ ch~zirm.ans are mak~.ng too many decisions on their own without consulting the rest of the committee. Mayor Mated ghat this wa,s not the tine and place to f'knit pick" over happenings of the past end that com~ittee~ should begin ~o Work as a whole. Ebersvi].~.er asked p~xmis~ion to le~,ne the sate. Motion was ~ad~ by Kilpatrick and seconded by Rodgers that permission be gr~nt~d. Motion carried. Eber~viller ~.sked if the Anim~.7. Ordinance covered pigeons. Bradley to check this. Eber~viller reported travel trailer disposal service in hip are$. and wanted to lmow if this way proper. Th3.s m~t~er referred to the sewer cc~rnmittee to cheek w3.th the sanitarian and ce~me back with a recommendation. Fber~viller stated that Henry Kaiser h~,s not pub in his curb and gutter and he would like to see scene action. Bradley to draw up a resolution by the new council meeting leaving a space for the r~~nes of the people in violation. Each alderman to chick his own ward. Bums asked how the dog catcher ~ra~ doing. Ler~h~rdt reported on this and reccaa~me~ded that he be let go, Motion pass made by Metzger ar3d seconded by Kilp~triek to burn th~ffi over to the personnel cc~nmitt~e to 3.nvestigate this m~.tter with author~.~y to act. Moticm carried. Burgas reported that he and Easton had net w3.th the school board con cerning the light bill for the Athletic Perk Lights. He ~~ated that the school board was in agreement of charging a flat rate per season which would include the 13.~ht ba.l1 and bnlti replacement. Burns Mated that on Sept. 12th, at 8.0~ P.M.,, in the Ceuneil Ch~nbers~ them ..i.~ ~oirig to be a m~et3ng of the City Council, City Attorneys City Engineer, the C.G.D. Ccam~i~tee, the School Beard, ~h~ School Board Attorney end John Lacl~an for the discussion of developing bettex ~cx~mia~i~~,tions end cooperation on pro~~cts perti~~nt to both. the city and the school district. Burrs explained to the council the Qreen Thumb Program which is a work training program ~ponsor~d by the National Farmers IInior~ ar~.d pa3.d for by the Federal Gov~rrurtent. These workers must meet the following qu~lifica- tions: 1. Have a rural background 2. ~3e ~.t mast 55 years old 3. Earn not s~or~ thin $1600.0 per year It. Worle na mo~~ than 3 days a week Motion was made by Kilpatrick and seconded by Metzger to accept tie Breen Thumb Orgini~ation w3.th the stipulation that they will not do any work generally dane~ by the city crew. Motion carried. Burns read Senate Bi11 #l~1~.6 Stating that anyone in a Supervisory - Capacity cannot ~~:rve on the negatiatio~ ao~mit~ee. Since this law wen$ into effect July 31, 1973, the council felt that Chief of Fo1ic~ Lenhardt should b~ replaced. A~ation was made by Easton and seconded by Rodgers that this matter be burned over to the personnel C ittee with authority to act. MO'G~.OTl C8Y'Y"1.G'tI• Bradley reported that two businesses within 150 feet of each other have applied for a beer license. One in the theatre building and the other in the old Cha~nan building. Bradley stateei that he thought the council should be thinking about whether or not they want beer sold in the ~am~ bui.lciing where there are mall children. This matter referred to the Poli.~e Cc~runittee and the ways and means eommitt~e for 3nve$~igation and cc~e back with a re~cx~~nda- tion. ~~iey reported that we hae~ received a copy of the sewer report frame Steven~~, Thc~apson ~d Runyon. Daley asleed to have Bloek 3, Nutting Brothers Subdivision brought in~Go the city. He would 1ik~: permission to hook up to city water and city sewer imFnediately. This matter referred to the Water and Sewer Ca~mittee. There be3.ng no further bu~ine~~ to co~ae before the council at this time, emotion was made bg Ebersviller and seconded by Hard that the meeting be ad3ourn~d~ Motion carried. Sharon eis~sr, _D~puty City Clerk i Minutes. of the pity Council of Laurel Passed by the C~.~y Cc~~ancil of the city o~ ontana~ azid approved by the M~ror this 1~th day of Septembers 1973. s . M . v~ ieh, Mayor ATTEST s ,c~ f~ 73orothy P Btandy~ City G erk i